Irony can be understood in three forms: dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not; situational irony is when something happens opposite of expectations; and verbal irony is when a person says one thing but means something else, such as with sarcasm.

1. Irony An incongruity, best understood in three parts

2. Dramatic irony When the audience knows something a character does not know Example : horror movies and Borne Identity “ Look out behind you!”

3. Situational irony When something happens opposite of how one expects it to happen Example : Spiderman doesn’t stop the thief “ If he’d only known!”

4. Verbal irony When a person says one thing but means another Example : sarcasm